Galgo News

Galgos Sin Fronteras - meet the President

Sandra Baas, of Baas Galgo, recently interviewed Cristina Garcia Moreno, President of Galgos Sin Fronteras, who has been involved in helping the galgos of Spain for more than 10 years.

This is her story.

My name is Cristina García Moreno. I am president of the association Galgos Sin Fronteras. For more than 10 years I have noticed the hell in which galgos live who were so unlucky to be born in Spain. I have seen the most terrible and unjust situations that one can imagine, against one of the most wonderful races, the galgo.

And another needing help

This galgo was found the other day loose on a motorway, luckily before he was injured or killed.

The refuges are already full to bursting, his rescuer cannot keep him in her apartment as she already has 16 cats and 2 galgos there, so he is living in her car.

If anyone can help please please contact the refuge through the website below.

http://www.veuanimal.org
veuanimal...tel 607 94 21 27

Can you help Cala? - now rehomed

Recently my little Valhund escaped from our courtyard and turned up by a neighbours lake, with her paw in one of the vile steel traps, which had been set to catch a fox.

Luckily for Pepsi, it was only her toes which were caught, and no bones were broken.

This little podenco was not so lucky. Caught in a trap, left for five days before help arrived. Now urgently looking for a foster and forever home.

She is extremely thin, and sadly her leg could not be saved, so she has an amputation at the shoulder front leg, due to the wound being severely infected because it was left open so long.

Catching the galguerros by helicopter

Six people have been detained after a spectacular pursuit, including a helicopter. They got surprised when hunting with galgo’s without permission in the region of Toledo.

Since the end of November the police department of Castilla la Mancha has performing "Operation GALGO".

They are seeking for hunters who hunt with galgo’s without a permit, in order to eliminate this kind of hunting.

During this operation, performed by the SEPRONA (the police department responsible for nature protection) six people were surprised hunting with galgo’s and detained in the provence Toledo.

Azawakh bitch urgently looking for a forever home

I'd never heard of an Azawakh, or 'African greyhound' as my contact called her. So it was interesting to read up on wikipaedia about the breed.

Samia is sadly looking for another home, through no fault of her own. She is 6 years old, a beautiful copper colour, and very slender. She has been with her present owners since they bought her from the breeder when she was 3 years old.

Another appeal for a home - Nata

The trouble with this time of year in half of Spain is that the appeals for help from the Spanish refuges to help rescued galgos is never ending.

Here is another appeal just received.

This galguita is in care.

She was rescued from the refuge where she was on death row with the many other galgos there, most have been rehomed except this one.

Adopting a galgo - Part IV - questionnaires and visits

You will almost certainly be asked to complete questionnaires about your home circumstances, you life style, your other animals, your family etc.

Please don't consider this intrusive...the organisations who ask for this are just doing their job to ensure that the rescued galgo is not being taken from the frying pan and thrown into the fire.

Equally, if someone comes to visit you, please don't feel insulted. It is standard practice.

Joanna Simm explains why.

Adopting a galgo - Part III - Fees

The fees requested for the adoption of a galgo or podenco are another area that can cause discontent among would be adopters.

People may feel, quite justifiably at first, that they are offering to take in an animal who is unwanted who needs a home, who may have problems, medical or psychological, and feel a little 'miffed' that they are also asked to pay a fairly large sum of money.

There are several reasons for the fees that are charged for an adoption.

Adopting a galgo - part II - neutering

Almost all rescue organisations will ask that the galgo or galga you adopt be neutered if it has not already been done prior to the adoption. There is a reason for this, and a very good one too.

The problem in Spain that causes these poor dogs to be so abused and abandoned is caused by over population, over breeding. certain areas of Spain are literally so full of galgos that there is no chance of homes for them.

Why neuter?

Adopting a galgo - questions to ask yourself

For many of us who have heard of the terrible plight of the beautiful Galgo dogs in Spain, adoption is an idea that we have embraced as something we can actually do to help.

Most of us do not have a massive disposable income, so donating significant amounts of money is not possible, and we look for other ways to help.

So, can we offer a home to a galgo? Some questions to consider.